Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish díablaidecht. By surface analysis, diabhlaí (from diabhal (devil)) +‎ -acht.

Noun edit

diabhlaíocht f (genitive singular diabhlaíochta)

  1. devilry, devilment, mischief, mischievousness
  2. wizardry, witchcraft
    Synonyms: draíocht, draíodóireacht, asarlaíocht

Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
diabhlaíocht dhiabhlaíocht ndiabhlaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit